whitexc Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 My girl and I hiked yesterday as well. It was about a 5 mile jaunt along the gorge below Niagara Falls. Some amazing views, good company and some exercise. Sent from my moto z3 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DickDastardly00 Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 (edited) Was going to go see her yesterday, but I didn't get the all-clear, head on down message, sounds like maybe next weekend. Grandma limiting who she let's in right now, but she let my dad in yesterday, he came over from Idaho to help take care of her. And no Nils, you don't talk politics with Grandma, even if you are a Democrat! She's feisty 'Ronald Reagan', two trigger words you just don't say in front of Grandma either. Edited June 15, 2020 by DickDastardly00 ♪Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery; None but ourselves can free our minds.♫ -Bob Marley, Redemption Song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJuan Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 I don't feel like working today. My wife's balls are delicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBlack-V Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 Fjuan just pooped I was 0. And I'm still a zero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DickDastardly00 Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 Fjuan just pooped Good, I was just getting hungry. ♪Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery; None but ourselves can free our minds.♫ -Bob Marley, Redemption Song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJuan Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 Fjuan just pooped My wife's balls are delicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated thefultonhow Posted June 16, 2020 I Donated Share Posted June 16, 2020 how was everyones weekend? Do anything good? Built this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasejase Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 That came out really nice. Will definitely give that patio some extra cover. Not sure how wide the is, guessing 12-14'? How much snow do you guys get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJuan Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 Built this... Nice! My wife's balls are delicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated thefultonhow Posted June 16, 2020 I Donated Share Posted June 16, 2020 That came out really nice. Will definitely give that patio some extra cover. Not sure how wide the is, guessing 12-14'? How much snow do you guys get?Like 15.5'. Only had to cut a little off 16' long 2x6es. We don't get too much snow (we get blizzards every 6-7 years, but otherwise we usually get a total of 6-18" an entire winter), but I am thinking I am going to reinforce the front (lower) corners all the same, especially because I'm going to put the motorized awning that's currently under the gutter on the back of the house on the front board. Thinking of getting some kind of Simpson-type tie for each corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBlack-V Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 looks good fulton. next thing to do is clean out your gutters I was 0. And I'm still a zero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated thefultonhow Posted June 16, 2020 I Donated Share Posted June 16, 2020 looks good fulton. next thing to do is clean out your gutters They have gutter guards, so nah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasejase Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 Like 15.5'. Only had to cut a little off 16' long 2x6es. We don't get too much snow (we get blizzards every 6-7 years, but otherwise we usually get a total of 6-18" an entire winter), but I am thinking I am going to reinforce the front (lower) corners all the same, especially because I'm going to put the motorized awning that's currently under the gutter on the back of the house on the front board. Thinking of getting some kind of Simpson-type tie for each corner. Im guessing that span is likely at, near, or over the max. even if it doesn't rip off of your fascia one day, it may sag. Do you think you caught the tail end of your roof rafters when securing it? tldr - don't stand under it when precipitating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBlack-V Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 They have gutter guards, so nah looks all clogged up to me champ I was 0. And I'm still a zero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DickDastardly00 Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 Forbes article about how VR is dying https://www.forbes.com/sites/barrycollins/2020/05/04/vr-headsets-are-dying-a-lonely-death/#348673ce4d95 Figures released by gaming service Steam reveal that fewer than one in 50 users connected a VR headset to their computer during the month of April - and even that represented a massive spike in VR headset usage, prompted by the release of Half Life:Alyx. Before April, the number of connected headsets had never peaked above 1.5%. ♪Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery; None but ourselves can free our minds.♫ -Bob Marley, Redemption Song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stm25rs Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 A few years ago I was planning on building a new PC for VR when the time was right. I just haven't seen any VR games that are worth the price to build a VR worthy PC. I do think VR is still the future of gaming, just taking a lot longer to get there than I thought a few years ago. Seems like its still stuck in the proof of concept level of games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DickDastardly00 Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 A few years ago I was planning on building a new PC for VR when the time was right. I just haven't seen any VR games that are worth the price to build a VR worthy PC. I do think VR is still the future of gaming, just taking a lot longer to get there than I thought a few years ago. Seems like its still stuck in the proof of concept level of games. The previously unannounced, accidentally leaked trailer today for Star Wars Squadrons (Oct 2nd) looks like a promising VR title. It's a 1st person space vehicle combat game for a budget price of $40 new. It will only have the VR option for PS4 and PC users though, Xbox X users need not apply? Trailer here, looks great so far: Who knows, maybe it will stoke the fires of VR a little longer ♪Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery; None but ourselves can free our minds.♫ -Bob Marley, Redemption Song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dishwasher Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 Alyx looked promising, honestly VR makes me feel queasy though so I'm not willing to invest in it. Brought to you by Pfizer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DickDastardly00 Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 Dish everyone is special including you, hugs. VR use peaked at 1.5% according to that article. It's was the same thing with 3D too. I think when you require people to wear a device on their face to consume visual entertainment, they just aren't interested once the novelty wears off. ♪Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery; None but ourselves can free our minds.♫ -Bob Marley, Redemption Song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 I see VR for games to be just a fancy feature. Too much effort to create good 3D for VR in a game compared to what people will pay. For reviewing CAD designs and running simulated environments professionally it is still a feasible option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJuan Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 Close enough My wife's balls are delicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJuan Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 My wife's balls are delicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJuan Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 I bet it still works. My wife's balls are delicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stm25rs Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 For reviewing CAD designs and running simulated environments professionally it is still a feasible option. This is a big potential. Have heard similarly from friends in landscape design and architecture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated thefultonhow Posted June 16, 2020 I Donated Share Posted June 16, 2020 Im guessing that span is likely at, near, or over the max. even if it doesn't rip off of your fascia one day, it may sag. Do you think you caught the tail end of your roof rafters when securing it? tldr - don't stand under it when precipitating. [emoji38]There are boards screwed through the fascia into the trusses on both sides, with over a dozen 4" screws per side. The crosspieces are screwed to those. There are then 5/4x6es on top of both. So the 2x6 crosspieces are held on by screws at each end and the top boards that the polycarbonate panels are secured to. There are also 2x6es that are secured both to the top boards and the upper and lower crosspieces. So multiple things would have to catastrophically fail for the structure to collapse. I'm still thinking the lower one needs more support, since the awning will be attached to it, but I am not worried about the upper one, nor am I worried about the sides separating from the fascia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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